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[[File:Ganku-tiger.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Tiger and Bamboo" by Ganku. Santa Barbara Museum of Art.]]
*''Born: [[1749]]''
*''Born: [[1749]]''
*''Died: [[1838]]''
*''Died: [[1838]]''
Kishi Ganku was a self-taught [[Edo period]] painter, known especially for his paintings of [[tigers]].
Kishi Ganku was a self-taught [[Edo period]] painter, known especially for his paintings of [[tigers]].
His personal style drew from influences of [[literati painting]], the [[Nagasaki school]] of Chinese-style painting, elements of Western realism, and the trend for ''[[shasei]]'' - drawing from life. Though no living tigers could be seen in Japan, in [[1798]] Ganku received a tiger's head which had been imported through [[Nagasaki]] as a gift; this allowed him to sketch a tiger's head with greater accuracy.
His personal style drew from influences of [[literati painting]], the [[Nagasaki school]] of Chinese-style painting (including especially the works of [[Shen Nanpin]]), elements of Western realism, and the trend for ''[[shasei]]'' - drawing from life. Though no living tigers could be seen in Japan, in [[1798]] Ganku received a tiger's head which had been imported through [[Nagasaki]] as a gift; this allowed him to sketch a tiger's head with greater accuracy.
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[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Edo Period]
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